The Linux Kernel 3.11.5 is now available for the users and all the users of 3.11 kernel series must upgrade. This Linux Kernel version comes with plenty of fixes and improvements. This article will guide you to install or upgrade to Linux Kernel 3.11.5 in your Ubuntu or Linux Mint system.
Fixes:
- Bluetooth: Fix security level for peripheral role
- Bluetooth: Fix encryption key size for peripheral role
- ip: use ip_hdr() in __ip_make_skb() to retrieve IP header
- ip: generate unique IP identificator if local fragmentation is allowed
- mwifiex: fix NULL pointer dereference in usb suspend handler
- mwifiex: fix PCIe hs_cfg cancel cmd timeout
- cpqarray: fix info leak in ida_locked_ioctl()
- cciss: fix info leak in cciss_ioctl32_passthru()
- ASoC: max98095: a couple array underflows
- ASoC: 88pm860x: array overflow in snd_soc_put_volsw_2r_st()
- ASoC: ab8500-codec: info leak in anc_status_control_put()
- iommu/arm-smmu: fix a signedness bug
- iommu/arm-smmu: fix iommu_present() test in init
- net: fib: fib6_add: fix potential NULL pointer dereference
- net: sctp: fix bug in sctp_poll for SOCK_SELECT_ERR_QUEUE
- net: sctp: fix smatch warning in sctp_send_asconf_del_ip
- net: sctp: fix ipv6 ipsec encryption bug in sctp_v6_xmit
- net: sctp: rfc4443: do not report ICMP redirects to user space
- sparc64: Fix buggy strlcpy() conversion in ldom_reboot().
- esp_scsi: Fix tag state corruption when autosensing.
- sparc64: Fix off by one in trampoline TLB mapping installation loop and many more...
Installation
For 32-Bit Systems
Download .deb files:
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11.5-saucy/linux-headers-3.11.5-031105-generic_3.11.5-031105.201310132235_i386.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11.5-saucy/linux-headers-3.11.5-031105_3.11.5-031105.201310132235_all.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11.5-saucy/linux-image-3.11.5-031105-generic_3.11.5-031105.201310132235_i386.deb
Install them:
sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.11.5*.deb linux-image-3.11.5*.deb
Reboot the System:
sudo reboot
For 64-Bit Systems
Download .deb fileswget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11.5-saucy/linux-headers-3.11.5-031105-generic_3.11.5-031105.201310132235_amd64.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11.5-saucy/linux-headers-3.11.5-031105_3.11.5-031105.201310132235_all.deb
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.11.5-saucy/linux-image-3.11.5-031105-generic_3.11.5-031105.201310132235_amd64.deb
Install them:
sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.11.5*.deb linux-image-3.11.5*.deb
Reboot the System:
sudo reboot
To Uninstall,
sudo apt-get purge linux-image-3.11.5-*
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